To reach Bettles, Ak in this distance one would set out from Qausuittuq/ Resolute, Cornwallis Island, Nunavut bearing 275.9° or W and follow the great circles arc to approach Bettles, Ak bearing 222&deg or SW .

Bettles, Ak has a boreal subarctic climate with no dry season (Dfc) whereas Qausuittuq/ Resolute, Cornwallis Island, Nunavut has a tundra climate (ET).

Bettles, Ak is in or near the subpolar moist tundra biome whereas Qausuittuq/ Resolute, Cornwallis Island, Nunavut is in or near the polar desert biome.

The average temperature is 10.9 °C (19.6°F) warmer.

Average monthly temperatures vary by 2 °C (3.6°F) more in Bettles, Ak. The continentality subtype is truly continental for both.

Total annual precipitation averages 218.3 mm (8.6 in) more which is equivalent to 218.3 l/m² (5.36 US gal/ft²) or 2,183,000 l/ha (233,377 US gal/ac) more. About 2 2/3 as much.

The altitude of the sun at midday is overall 7.8° higher in Bettles, Ak than in Qausuittuq/ Resolute, Cornwallis Island, Nunavut.